After 8 years upgrade!
After 8 years of having a 1070, this gear was the year I got a 5080 and shocked by the size and power of this beast! - I did update my pc build 3 years a ago before I wanted to play games again, the 1070 was enough back then so I did not bother to upgrade. No point waiting as things will just get more expensive, got my 5080 £200 over MSRP.
First time experiencing RT and FU (Frame Upscaling, nkt the other one haha) are cool technologies and allows me to comfortably play in 2160P with decent frames generally. You can't really complain about the card to be honest.
Biggest surprise is the temps, I am getting tops 65c when playing with high settings for good 2/3 hours straight. I am looking foward the summer as now I have a nice radiator blowing hot air out from the top of the case. I LOVE IT!
Looking foward to use this beast!
My PC Sec, if anyone cares haha:
2023 Parts
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Corassir Domnator 32GB 6000Mhz
Asus Tuf B650 Wifi-Plus
Asus Tuf RTX 5080
Samsung 980 PRO M.2 SSD with Heatsink 2TB
Corsair RM1000x SHIFT (2023) - Using the Corsair Type 5 PSU 90° 12V-2x6 GPU Power Cable rather than supplier adapter the came with the card.